Sold Primeloop; Sold LaunchRock; Community Architect at Zappos; Mentor at Techstars & 500Startups. Building online community for 20+ years.

Hands-on human resources executive with a passion for problem-solving. Extensive experience developing and deploying innovative programs and policies across diverse industries and populations, aligning activities with business strategies. Proven track record of improving profitability by impacting revenue and curtailing costs.

As an executive coach for startup CEOs/CTOs, I support growth-stage entrepreneurs in becoming happy & successful leaders, now that they've survived the chaos of the earlier stages. I'm a seasoned co-founder with several successful exits, and built the tech team that led to CPTH's IPO. Some favorite topics are: building & leading an exec team, finding your voice as a leader, delivering effective feedback, having difficult conversations, transparency, making challenging decisions, feeling overwhelmed, creating accountability, setting & tracking goals, and creating habits that reinforce company values.

I help CEOs, founders and other humans learn to lead as whole and integrated people who are equipped to welcome anything with ease, clarity, and authenticity. I'm the creator of Allowed Academy and host of the top-rated growth podcast, Allowed. I coach executives one-on-one and as cofounder partners, and teams. I help teams address conflict, tension, indecision, velocity, clarity, decision-making, delegation, culture drama and toxicity, communication issues, feedback, collaboration, vision setting, OKRs, and all human-related aspects of leadership and management. I also facilitate team offsites, do 360-degree feedback reviews, and guide all kinds of people through a 3-month Zone of Genius discovery process (within Allowed Academy, caneel.com/yes). About me: I am a mom of two, a seasoned leader, a Silicon Valley veteran, a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior (Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley), and a deeply experienced coach, facilitator, and CEO advisor. Personally love: change, technology, science, psychology, design, product strategy, art, mischief, dancing, wine, yoga, dinner parties, backpacking, and keynote speaking. I'm in this for the love of people and my mission is to bring millions of people into the experience of conscious leadership, where they are leading in their whole lives, as their whole selves - bringing their unique forms of genius to the world, from love.

Founding Partner of 3 Tech Startups and 2 World Causes (all profitable). Redefining entrepreneurship through culture and boundaries. Bootstrapped, Angle Funded and Venture funded companies. Remote Work, Culture, and Lean methodology expert. Product development for 25+ products with over a 2M+ combined active users.

An entrepreneur with a hyper-focus on hiring right, managing risk, and reducing waste for the startups/ESVs I work in, coach, advise and invest in. 3 tech exits, one in 2014, one in 2016, one in 2022 + too many failures to list. Creating value by sharing my knowledge and building ventures with smart people. International experience working with founders and their startups from India to South Africa and in-between.

I'm Ben. I am a creator. I consult others on strategy, CX, web development, and analytics. I also coach leaders who want to be better creators. I am deeply curious. I'm passionate about connecting questions with answers. I have had enough success to be confident and enough failure to be useful.

Building the productivity suite for the mobile generation @ Quip. Previously, helped the team at Quora grow from 12 to 70. Built the onboarding and mentoring programs for new engineers, led engineering on user growth, and built everything from moderation tools, product features, recommendations, infrastructure, etc. Before Quora, led the analytics team at Ooyala and worked on search quality at Google. Blogger on engineering, productivity, and culture with essays featured and quoted on Forbes, Slate, and Techcrunch. More at http://www.theeffectiveengineer.com/

Technical Director, Game Developer, Entrepreneur. Over 20 years in software and video game development. Assassins Creed, EA Sports FIFA, MLB Superstars, Sons of Anarchy. Desktop, console, and mobile.

Startup CEO Coach, Culture Development Consultant, Entrepreneur, Startup Investor/Advisor

Data Driven Culture, Automation Culture & Cyber Security Culture +20 Years High Tech experience in permanent change culture. Grew businesses / departments from $50K to $5M. Trainer in : Data Driven Culture, Data Storytelling, Analytics Translation. Hyper Automation Culture, Cyber Security Culture...

Over 20 years of Hospitality Leadership Experience with sbe, Montage Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and Starwood.

Former Director/Head/Manager/Strategist of Community for Toptal, The Huffington Post, Change.org, TED.com, World Bank, Cambia, ConquerClub, StartupBus, and others. Former entrepreneur, adviser to multiple startups, 500 Startups MX mentor.

NCAA head men's basketball coach, over 14 years experience in collegiate sports, athletics coaching & leadership building teams, recruiting & managing personnel, developing culture, and mentoring student-athletes

Sentenced to prison at the age of 17 where I completed an 8yr stint. I had to learn to survive in harsh realities. Now I am dedicated to helping our youth to become an asset and not a liability.

Pi Network is like a combination of a digital currency, an app, and a multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme. The hook for Pi is that you can mine it on your phone. Other cryptocurrencies that use mining, most notably Bitcoin (BTC -1.19%), require much more processing power, so most miners use specialized devices.

Expert in Organizational Trust & Inclusion. Guiding executive leaders and teams in building psychologically safe, high-performing, and inclusive workplace cultures. Strategic People & Culture executive with 15+ years of experience leading organizational transformation, inclusive leadership strategy, and trust-first workplace design across nonprofit and corporate sectors. As Senior Director of Inclusion & Culture at Per Scholas, I led enterprise-wide trust and engagement initiatives during a period of 2.8x organizational growth—launching employee experience strategies, redefining belonging, and operationalizing culture across 24 national sites. Spearheaded cross-functional programs centered on psychological safety, accountability, and inclusive leadership, resulting in measurable gains in retention, team performance, and internal trust metrics. Designed and facilitated executive-level training, safe/brave space dialogues, design thinking sessions, and scalable learning systems on inclusive language, identity, bias, and cultural fluency. Known for aligning people strategy to business outcomes, coaching senior leaders through culture shifts, and architecting environments where individuals and teams are empowered to bring their best and do their best. M.S. in Organizational Psychology | National Speaker & Executive Faculty | Trusted advisor to mission-driven organizations Please connect with me on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-mckee/

Founder & CEO of Unified Leaders. Former COO/CPO scaling companies from 5 to 250+ employees and $15M+ monthly revenue. EdTech founder (acquired by CampusLogic). Executive coach for high-growth startup leaders. Passionate about helping founders and leadership teams navigate critical scaling phases while maintaining mission alignment and team cohesion.

Financial economics student at Columbia University. Having grown up in Georgia, Oman, and Germany, I’ve been exposed to diverse cultures, economies, and international markets. With full proficiency in three languages (English, German, French) and working on three more (Turkish, Russian and Arabic), I bring a strong cross-cultural understanding and a deep appreciation for international business and development. Expert with travel consulting and bookings in the flight and hotel industries. Foreign language teaching expert, as well as longtime pianist and violinist willing to share musical expertise when it comes to those two instruments, finding musical opportunities such as performances and festivals, and more.

Founder of O.F consult , we have mandate to help people live a happy life by being independent.

Global People Leader | Scaled startup's from 0-1x and 1-10x Growth | Talent Scout | People & Culture Champion | Mentor I am passionate about driving growth for startups by leading and optimizing the HR function. With a strategic focus on talent acquisition, employee engagement, culture building and organizational development. I build scalable HR systems that align with business goals, foster a positive culture, and support sustainable growth. Over the years I have led change management programs and helped business leaders create an engaged and productive workforce. With strong experience in HR processes and practices, I was involved in end-to-end employee lifecycle management. I have developed & executed key HR automation projects, Leadership Connect tools, and a program to identify high potential. Through proactive retentions, innovative problem-solving approach, strong people connect and authentic leadership I have helped my business leaders and the People teams bring in their best at work

Transforming Organizations with Culture, Neuroscience & Happiness With 20 years of experience in organizational culture and happiness, I specialize in helping companies create thriving, high-performing workplaces where people feel valued, engaged, and inspired. I believe that a strong culture isn’t just about perks—it’s a strategic advantage that drives productivity, innovation, and long-term success. As the creator of the HAND Model for Organizational Happiness, I integrate neuroscience, strategic planning, and art-driven well-being strategies to reshape workplace dynamics. My approach is backed by research and tailored to enhance leadership, strengthen team connections, and foster a culture of purpose and growth. I work with organizations to: ✅ Diagnose & transform workplace culture using data-driven insights ✅ Apply neuroscience to boost motivation, creativity, and resilience ✅ Develop strategic plans that align happiness with business goals ✅ Design innovative environments that inspire collaboration and well-being

Transformation strategist & fixer of impossible projects @ global organizations. Master of organizational growth and startup and accelerator alum (Founder Gym, Founder Institute). I regularly facilitate workshops on failure culture for fast-scaling startups.

I am passionate about helping venture capitalists (VC), private equity (PE) firms, and other investors in businesses accelerate growth through scalable talent solutions. I have spent well over 20 years learning and practicing human resources. Throughout my career, I always felt the most attracted to opportunities where I could work directly with founders, entrepreneurs, and investors to take their businesses from start-ups to Small and Midsize Enterprises (SMEs) and beyond through innovative people systems. Spending the bulk of my career rubbing elbows with entrepreneurs and risk-takers inspired me to start my own venture, Kitson Human Capital Solutions. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to bring my expertise to a much broader audience. I move fast to drive results, don’t play politics, and bring a transformative approach to human resources functions.

Grad Student from North Carolina. I'm here to give people a safe place to talk about there issues and to ensure that they are not alone. Talking to someone is beneficial, I think everyone deserves to have at least somebody that they can communicate with. I'll offer you my advice and consult any situation that needs my attention.